Rust Software Engineer

About the role

Education: If you did your undergrad in India, save your time and DO NOT APPLY

You will have to submit a W-9 when hired, no OPT, W-8, or other types of sponsorship

Rust Software Engineer (Onsite)

Client: Confidential Startup Client (through NextGen Coding Company)

Location: Hicksville, NY

Schedule: 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday

Work Arrangement: Primarily onsite. Hybrid or remote may be considered after demonstrated performance.

Employment Type: Full-Time (Contract-to-Hire Potential)

Compensation

Performance-based compensation with structured growth:

Month 1 (Trial): $3,000/month

Month 2: $5,000/month

Month 3: $6,000/month

Month 4 and beyond: $7,000/month

Compensation increases are based on performance, technical ability, reliability, and contribution to the team.

Rust Software Engineer

A fast-growing startup is building the next generation of messaging and customer engagement software for the restaurant industry. The platform enables restaurants to communicate with customers through SMS, automate campaigns, manage conversations, and improve customer retention.

The engineering team is small, fast-moving, and highly collaborative. Every engineer contributes directly to product direction and ships production code regularly.

The company is seeking a motivated junior software engineer eager to learn Rust while building production software. Strong mentorship will be available, but candidates should enjoy solving difficult problems independently and moving quickly.

What You'll Build

Restaurant text messaging platform

Customer engagement tools

Marketing automation features

Internal operational systems

Cloud-native backend services

Modern web applications

Responsibilities

Develop backend services using Rust

Build and maintain frontend applications using Next.js and TypeScript

Develop REST APIs and backend integrations

Work with AWS infrastructure and cloud services

Debug production issues and improve application performance

Collaborate closely with founders and senior engineers

Participate in product planning and feature discussions

Write clean, maintainable production code

Learn new technologies quickly and contribute across the stack

Required Qualifications

0–3 years of professional software development experience

Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals

Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript

Experience with React or Next.js

Familiarity with Git

Basic understanding of REST APIs

Basic understanding of SQL databases

Strong problem-solving ability

Willingness to learn Rust in a production environment

Comfortable working in a startup where priorities change quickly

Preferred Experience

Rust

Next.js

TypeScript

AWS

PostgreSQL

Docker

Linux

CI/CD

Messaging or communications platforms

Experience with Rust is a plus but not required. Candidates with strong engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply.

Ideal Candidate

Early in career and hungry to grow

Enjoys building products from scratch

Learns quickly

Takes ownership without constant direction

Comfortable wearing multiple hats

Interested in startups

Wants meaningful responsibility early in career

Values shipping software over perfection

Work Environment

Small engineering team

Direct collaboration with founders

Fast development cycles

Real production ownership

Opportunity to grow into a senior engineering role

Primarily onsite to maximize collaboration and mentorship

Hybrid or remote flexibility may become available after demonstrated success.

Education & Work Authorization

Education

If you completed your undergraduate degree in India, please do not apply.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

You will be required to submit a W-9 upon engagement.

No OPT, CPT, W-8, visa sponsorship, or other sponsorship arrangements will be considered.

Application Requirements

Please include:

Resume

GitHub profile (preferred)

LinkedIn profile

Brief description of projects you've built

Any Rust, Next.js, AWS, or personal projects (professional or personal)

Qualified candidates will complete a technical interview and code review before receiving an offer.